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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects

From: Establishing a genetic link between FTO and VDR gene polymorphisms and obesity in the Emirati population

Category

Variable

Obese (n = 201)

Overweight (n = 115)

Normal (n = 98)

p-value

Demographic data

Age (years)

57.48 ± 11.80

57.66 ± 12.05

52.10 ± 15.56

0.001*

BMI (kg/m2)

35.77 ± 4.55

27.56 ± 1.44

22.72 ± 1.84

< 0.00001*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

131.05 ± 16.18

126.63 ± 16.70

122.68 ± 19.28

0.0006*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.30 ± 10.71

72.74 ± 11.87

71.58 ± 11.94

0.155

Biochemical tests

HbA1c (%)

7.24 ± 1.48

7.19 ± 1.48

6.57 ± 1.17

0.033*

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.80 ± 2.25

1.59 ± 1.56

1.15 ± 0.58

0.091

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.20 ± 1.45

4.19 ± 1.68

4.37 ± 1.11

0.738

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.30 ± 0.68

1.17 ± 0.40

1.30 ± 0.38

0.162

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.23 ± 1.03

2.36 ± 1.29

2.54 ± 1.02

0.199

Lifestyle data

Smoker (Yes)

8.08%

7.96%

10.41%

0.769

Physically active (Yes)

53.77%

57.39%

43.75%

0.124

  1. All continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. All binary variables are presented as percentages Abbreviations- BMI Body mass index, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, n Number of individuals. *Significant p-values< 0.05 are in bold